Pawan Kalyan filmography
Pawan Kalyan is an Indian Telugu actor, and the younger brother of actor Chiranjeevi and producer Konidela Nagendra Babu. In addition to acting, he has also held other roles such as director, stunt coordinator stunt master and screenwriter.
Career
Film Debut
Pawan Kalyan entered the Telugu movie industry with the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi as Kalyan Kumar directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. His second movie was Gokulamlo Seetha in 1997, which was a remake of the 1996 Tamil film Gokulathil Seethai. This movie was directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and produced by G.V.G. Raju. In 1998, he also appeared in Suswagatham, a remake of the 1997 Tamil film Love Today. released January 1St 1998.
1998
In 1998, Tholi Prema was released and won a National Award and six Nandi Awards.This movie was directed by A. Karunakaran and produced by G. V. G. Raju.[1]
1999
After Tholi Prema, Pawan Kalyan acted in Thammudu, playing the role of a kick boxer. Thammudu was released on 15 July 1999 and was written and directed by P. A. Arun Prasad.
2000
In 2000, he acted in Puri Jagannadh's first directorial venture Badri.
2001
In 2001, Pawan Kalyan acted in the film Kushi. The film was released on 27 April 2001 and was directed by S. J. Surya, which became a huge hit in that year and eventually turned up as an Industry hit.
In 2001, he was the brand ambassador for Pepsi at the time his brother Chiranjeevi was promoting Coca-Cola.[2]
2003
His next film Johnny, written and directed by himself, released on 26 April 2003. Kalyan also starred in the film, along with Renu Desai.
2004
In 2004, his film Gudumba Shankar was released. The film was directed by Veera Shankar and produced by Pawan's brother Nagendra Babu under Anjana Productions banner. The film's script and screenplay were written by Kalyan and he also choreographed three songs in this film and actions scenes were conceived and choreographed by him.[3]
2005
In 2005, the film Balu ABCDEFG, directed by A. Karunakaran was released. This was A. Karunakaran's second film with Pawan Kalyan after Tholi Prema. This film was produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies banner.
2006
In 2006, Bangaram, directed by Tamil director Dharani was released. Later that year, he appeared in Annavaram, directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. Asin, and Sandhya were cast alongside Pawan in the film and the film was produced under Supergood Films. The film was released on 29 December 2006[4] and collected ₹230 million in 3 weeks and ₹300 million (US$3.6 million) in 70 Days.[5][6] The film was a remake of the Tamil film Thirupaachi. Pawan Kalyan also choreographed the song "Neevalle Neevalle" in this film. During March 2006, Pawan Kalyan launched his second directorial venture Satyagrahi, produced by A. M. Rathnam, which would be a tale questioning the atrocities in society. After spending a few months on pre-production by signing with P. C. Sriram and A. R. Rahman, the film was later suddenly shelved.[7]
2008
In 2008, Jalsa, directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind was released on 2 April. This film got the highest First-day collection in Telugu film history and was also the first for any regional film in south India in a single state by that time.[8] Jalsa turned out to be the highest grosser of 2008 in Telugu cinema.[9]
2010
Puli was written and directed by S. J. Surya and released in 2010. An official announcement was made in the same year that Pawan Kalyan was going to play a small role in a movie about Jesus Christ directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao .[10]
2011
In 2011, he appeared in Teen Maar, a remake of Love Aaj Kal, directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee.[11] In 2011, he also appeared in Vishnuvardhan's gangster film Panjaa.[12][13]
2012
In 2012, Pawan Kalyan appeared in Gabbar Singh, a remake of Dabangg, directed by Harish Shankar.[14] The film successfully completed 100 days and stood as the second highest-grossing film of all time in Tollywood.[15][16] After this film, he worked in Puri Jagannadh's Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu.
2013
In 2013, he appeared in Trivikram Srinivas's Attharintiki Daaredhi. The film, released on 27 September 2013, faced problems with piracy as half of the movie got leaked to the internet prior to its release.[17] In spite of this Attharintiki Daaredhi was a blockbuster in 2013. The movie completed 100 days in 33 theaters and held the record of the highest-grossing film of all time in Tollywood, surpassing the previous record of Magadheera.[18] Later, it was surpassed by Baahubali: The Beginning.
In 2014, a STAR India survey ranked Pawan Kalyan as one of the Top 5 Heroes of India.[19]
2015
Kalyan's next movie was a remake of the Hindi movie Oh My God! The movie shooting was expected to start on 19 May but was delayed for various reasons, like finding a heroine. The movie was named Gopala Gopala, with shooting started on 9 June.[20] It was released on 10 January 2015 and got a positive response. He featured Pawan Kalyan starring alongside Venkatesh and the film was directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani.
2016
In 2016, Pawan Kalyan acted in the film Sardaar Gabbar Singh which was essentially a reboot of the 2012 film Gabbar Singh. It was directed by K.S.Ravindra(Bobby) and received poor reviews from critics.
2017
In 2017, he has starred in a film called Katamarayudu which was a remake of Tamil film Veeram starring Ajith Kumar. This is director Kishore Kumar Pardasani collaboration with Pawan for the second time after Gopala Gopala (2015). It received generally positive reviews from critics.
In 2017, an Untitled Project was announced with S. J. Surya as a director and A. M. Rathnam as producer. However, in a sudden turn of events, Suryah left the project to concentrate on his acting assignments.[21]
In 2018, he appeared in the film Agnyaathavaasi (lit. prince in exile) which was directed by Trivikram Srinivas. This marked Kalyan's 25th film. The music for the film was given by Anirudh Ravichander; this was his debut Telugu film.
Filmography
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi[22] | Kalyan | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | |
| 1997 | Gokulamlo Seeta | Pawan Kalyan | Muthyala Subbaiah | Credited as Pawan Kalyan |
| 1998 | Suswagatham | Ganesh | Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao | |
| Tholi Prema | Balu | A. Karunakaran | ||
| 1999 | Thammudu | Subbu alias Subramanyam alias Subhash | P.A. Arun Prasad | |
| 2000 | Badri | Badrinath alias Badri | Puri Jagannadh | |
| 2001 | Kushi | "Siddu" Siddhartha Roy alias Siddu | S. J. Surya | |
| 2003 | Johnny | Johnny | Pawan Kalyan | |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | Shankar / Kalyan | Veera Shankar | |
| Shankar Dada M.B.B.S | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Cameo Appearance | ||
| 2005 | Balu | Balu / Ghani | A. Karunakaran | |
| 2006 | Bangaram | Bangaram | Dharani | |
| Annavaram | Annavaram/ Pothu Raju | Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao | ||
| 2007 | Shankar Dada Zindabad | Suresh | Prabhu Deva | Cameo Appearance |
| 2008 | Jalsa | Sanjay Sahu alias Sanju | Trivikram Srinivas | |
| 2010 | Puli | Komaram Puli alias Puli | S. J. Surya | |
| 2011 | Teen Maar | Arjun Palwai / Michael Velayudham | Jayanth C. Paranjee | |
| Panjaa | Jaidev | Vishnuvardhan | ||
| 2012 | Gabbar Singh | Venkataratnam Naidu alias Gabbar Singh | Harish Shankar | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Hyderabad Times Film Award for Best Actor (Male) CineMAA Award for Best Actor – Male SIIMA Award for Best Actor || |
| Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu | Rambabu | Puri Jagannadh | ||
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | Gowtham Nanda / "Siddu" | Trivikram Srinivas | Santosham Film Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Margadarsi Big Telugu Entertainment Award for Best Actor (Male) Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor || |
| 2015 | Gopala Gopala | Lord Krishna | Kishore Kumar Pardasani | |
| 2016 | Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Sardaar Gabbar Singh alias Sardaar | K. S. Ravindra | |
| 2017 | Katamarayudu | Katamarayudu | Kishore Kumar Pardasani | |
| 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | Abhishiktha Bhargav / Balasubramanyam(BALU) | Trivikram Srinivas | 25th Movie |
| 2020 | Pink Remake | Venu Sriram |
As director
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Johnny[23] |
As producer
| Year | Film | Director | Actors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Rudraveena | K. Balachander | Chiranjeevi, Shobhana & Gemini Ganesan | Produced as 'K. Kalyan Kumar' under Anjana Productions |
| 1988 | Trinetrudu | A. Kodandarami Reddy | Chiranjeevi & Bhanupriya | Produced as 'K. Kalyan Kumar' under Anjana Productions |
| 1994 | Mugguru Monagallu | K. Raghavendra Rao | Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Roja and Ramya Krishnan | Produced as 'K. Kalyan Kumar' under "Anjana Productions" |
| 2016 | Sardaar Gabbar Singh | K. S. Ravindra | Pawan Kalyan, Kajal Aggarwal | Co-Produced under "Pawan Kalyan Creative Works" |
| 2018 | Chal Mohan Ranga | Krishna Chaitanya | Nithiin, Megha Akash | Co-Produced under "Pawan Kalyan Creative Works |
As stunt coordinator
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Thammudu |
| 2000 | Badri |
| 2001 | Kushi |
| Daddy | |
| 2003 | Johnny |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar |
As playback singer
| Year | Film | Songs | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Thammudu | "Thati Chettu" and "Em Pilla" (Bit songs) | Ramana Gogula |
| 2001 | Kushi | "Bai Baiye Bangaru Ramanamma" (Bit Song) | Mani Sharma |
| 2003 | Johnny | "Nuvvu Sara Taguta" and "Ravoyi Maa Intiki" (Bit songs) | Ramana Gogula |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | "Killi Killi" along with Mallikarjun | Mani Sharma |
| 2011 | Panjaa | "Paparaayudu" along with Hemachandra, Sathyan and Brahmanandam | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | "Kaatama Rayudaa, Kadiri Narasimhudaa"[24] | Devi Sri Prasad |
| 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | "Kodakaa Koteswar Rao" | Anirudh Ravichander |
As Choreographer/Songs Visualizer
| Year | Film | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kushi | All songs except "Ammaye Sannaga" and "Gajja Gallu" |
| 2003 | Johnny | All songs |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | All songs |
| 2011 | Panjaa | Panjaa (Title Song) |
As story/screenplay writer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Johnny | Story and Screenplay |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | Screenplay |
| 2016 | Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Story and Screenplay |
As narrator
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy |
References
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- ^ Staff (18 April 2001). "Colas take war into Telugu film home". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Johnny (2003) Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Annavaram – Power Star proves his might again". indiaglitz. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "'Annavaram' collects Rs 23 cr in 3 weeks". indiaglitz. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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- ^ "Jalsa breaks all the records". indiaglitz. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "'GS 2' to Become Pawan-Devi's 4th Mega Hit!". Cinejosh. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ The Guardian.Pawan Kalyan to star in Bollywood film of Christ's life
- ^ "Pawan's 'LAK' remake titled 'Teenmaar' – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ Vishnuvardhan's double dhamaka – Times Of India. The Times of India. (2 February 2011). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Pawan-Vishnu flick in March. Sify.com (1 February 2011). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Gabbar Singh begins shoot. Sify.com (12 September 2011). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Gabbar Singh completes 100 days at the box office – IBNLive. CNN-IBN.in.com (18 August 2012). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Gabbar Singh on a roll at the box office. Business Standard (2 June 2012). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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- ^ "Pawan Kalyan in Top 5 Heroes of India". Deccan-Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh starrer named 'GOPALA GOPALA'". Deccan-Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Official: S.J.Suryah starts working on 'Kushi 2' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ Happy Birthday Pawan Kalyan- Times of India. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Pawan Kalyan directed a scene in AD- Times of India. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Pawan Kalyan's Kaatama Rayuda song gets great response- Times of India. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.